I'm just starting out trying to get 3D (stereo) fsbs MKV's playing on my system. CPU is only a Athlon dual-core CPU, but GPU is now an HD7750 connected via HDMI 1.4a to a 3D plasma TV. I can create the 3D MKV's fine, but getting them to playback in 3D is proving tricky. My preferred player is MPC-HC, but it's not obvious if this can playback 3D files. I've tried TMT3 (w/3D plugin) and TMT5, but while they playback the file, they only play back in 2D, even when I change the settings. I was hoping TMT would detect it was a 3D MKV and playback accordingly.

This is a big thread, going way back, so I was hoping things would have improved and got easier now!

I have an asus hd6450 and a hp n40l micro server. Will I be able to playback 3d bluray ? If yes is there anyway to get audio happening since my amp is a hdmi v1.3. My tv is a vt60 which is 3d compatible.

Thanks,
Kenn.

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What's the problem in using XBMC for everything? The latest Gotham has some 3D support. Sorry for my blunt question.

Yes, you can play BR 3D and send Frame Packing 3D to your TV. But you can't send audio to your AVR, only stereo in your TV. If you can add another graphics card such as Radeon HD 5450 as a HDMI sound card, but you have to make the PCIe x1 slot 'open'.

Thanks. What do you mean by open? Also my panasonic vt60 has a optical connection at the back for audio. If I run that cable to my amp can I get audio that way as well? So the hd5450 can run properly on pcie x1 slot? Also is it known if it will fit with a 6450 next to it in a hp n40l? Does it need to be a 5450 or can it be another card?

Sorry for so many questions.

Thans,
K.

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Originally Posted by renethx

Yes, you can play BR 3D and send Frame Packing 3D to your TV. But you can't send audio to your AVR, only stereo in your TV. If you can add another graphics card such as Radeon HD 5450 as a HDMI sound card, but you have to make the PCIe x1 slot 'open'.

VT60 may pass-though AC3/DTS from HDMI in to optical digital audio out. You should try this first. (TrueHD/DTS-HD are not supported by optical digital out.)

You can't install a PCI Express x16 device (e.g. a graphics card) in a closed-end PCI Express x1 slot. You have to make it open-end. Then a graphics card should work fine (but with poorer video performance; as you use only audio, this is not a problem, of course). Any graphics card supporting HDMI audio bitstreaming is OK. But generally it is easier to replace HD 6450 with a graphics card supporting dual audio stream such as Radeon R7 240. To convert DVI to HDMI you will need this adapter. Or go with a GeForce card, that also supports dual audio stream without a proprietary DVI-HDMI adapter. Personally I prefer Radeon to GeForce for several reasons.

Thanks. I prefer Radeon as I heard the deinterlacing is better? This is for live tv. I wonder if the Radeon you are referring to will fit? Or just sacrifice hd audio for normal dts or dd using optical from my tv if it works.

Cheers,
K.

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Originally Posted by renethx

VT60 may pass-though AC3/DTS from HDMI in to optical digital audio out. You should try this first. (TrueHD/DTS-HD are not supported by optical digital out.)

You can't install a PCI Express x16 device (e.g. a graphics card) in a closed-end PCI Express x1 slot. You have to make it open-end. Then a graphics card should work fine (but with poorer video performance; as you use only audio, this is not a problem, of course). Any graphics card supporting HDMI audio bitstreaming is OK. But generally it is easier to replace HD 6450 with a graphics card supporting dual audio stream such as Radeon R7 240. To convert DVI to HDMI you will need this adapter. Or go with a GeForce card, that also supports dual audio stream without a proprietary DVI-HDMI adapter. Personally I prefer Radeon to GeForce for several reasons.

Just tested and 3d bluray iso plays back without stuttering. However the background images are blurry while the main focus (middle) looks ok. So not sure why this is happening? I used total media theatre 6.x
Maybe I should try Power DVD ultra?

I have bought egreat R6s media player which I am now using for 3D bluray playback. I wanted to integrate everything with XBMC, but for this I will end up buying TMT or PDVD + anysoft (for cinavia removal). Also I need to keep renewing the licenses every year. The media player only costed me £45 and plays all the 3D content mkv or iso perfectly fine.

Integrating everything into XBMC is possible for a cheaper cost ($53) if you give up ISO: rip BR 3D in MKV by MakeMKV (free right now) and play it with Stereoscopic Player ($53).

Yes I tried this approach but saw the CPU to be close to 100%. Also you confirmed to one of my earlier messages that stereoscopic player cannot use hardware decoding with MVC files and it is a limitation of CoreMVC. For this reason, I have decided to buy a standalone media player as I didn't want to go down the route of buying more and more software. Below is our earlier conversation.

Got a 3D projector recently, and I didn't think my year+ old A6-5400K rig would be up to the task to play 3D iso without a video card. Plays it great though with PowerDVD 14, at about 40-50% cpu. TMT6 was 100% cpu, with stuttering obviously. Not sure why such a difference.

Just to report back HP n40L + Asus HD 6450 about 3D playback (full blu ray ISO). TMT 6 no luck, no stuttering but blurry. I tried latest version of powerdvd ultra and all is good so I guess I need to stick with PDVD. By the way my CPU usage is around 49-50%.

My amp is not HDMI v1.4 so can't passthrough 3D with HD audio. My TV is v1.4
So at the moment I connect my HTPC straight via HDMI to TV.
My HP n40L have a spare 1x PCIe 2.0 1x. Will a AMD HD 5450 work in that slot to get HD audio? Also my power supply is 240Watts not sure if it will accept 2 video cards??

Thanks. Using Virtualclone drive and TMT for 3D with no issues yet. Only gripe is I gotta manually change refresh rate of my TV from 60hz to 24hz from ATI Control center but that's fine. At least it works this way.

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XBMC does not support MVC (the video codec of BR 3D). If you want to play BR 3D, you have to re-encode it to SBS or TAB (e.g. by DVDFab). More on this topic.

Thanks. Using Virtualclone drive and TMT for 3D with no issues yet. Only gripe is I gotta manually change refresh rate of my TV from 60hz to 24hz from ATI Control center but that's fine. At least it works this way.

Download something like hot key resolution changer and set a hotkey for 24hz. Buttons on the MCE remote can be used (I think I used *)

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